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now they're looking to president obama. both parties have an interest in getting this done. looking at summer as the earliest time at best. >> i think jonathan's analysis is spot on. if you get into republican primaries, and it becomes an , that isd he prevails going to make -- that starts to send the same snowball going we saw in 2012. we saw mitt romney become the nominee is the most seen a bic candidateopho in the field. >> he got a shellacking. i think there ia sense, i think jonathan is right. republicans are not happy with the legislation. they do not want the issue around. there is a question of merit. the problem is, how do we have a bill that would have said we will legalize everybody but after we close the border to 90%? you would have 90% of americans in favor. the problem is you get instant legalization. the only thing that hinges on the closing of the border is getting a green card. if you are legal, you can stay here and never fear deportation deportation. you have everything you want. >> you do. you can't work easily. how about letting me talk? it is a rigorou
now they're looking to president obama. both parties have an interest in getting this done. looking at summer as the earliest time at best. >> i think jonathan's analysis is spot on. if you get into republican primaries, and it becomes an , that isd he prevails going to make -- that starts to send the same snowball going we saw in 2012. we saw mitt romney become the nominee is the most seen a bic candidateopho in the field. >> he got a shellacking. i think there ia sense, i think...
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archbishop of canterbury rowan williams and president obama both urged an end to the violence. south sudan is poised to become an independent nation next month. >>> on capitol hill, republican congressman peter king convened a second hearing on muslim extremism in the united states. the topic was islamic radicalization in prisons. while one witness testified that this is a growing problem, especially among muslim converts, another reported that the risk of terrorism originating from muslim prisoners is small. several islamic groups criticized the hearing, saying it is unfair to investigate a group of americans solely because of their religion. >>> the nation's roman catholic bishops gathered in seattle this week for their annual spring meeting. a key part of the agenda was reviewing sex abuse prevention policies they adopted in 2002. the bishops passed minor revisions, but said overall, the guidelines have "served the church well." still, there are lingering questions about compliance and accountability. joining me now is kim lawton, managing editor of this program. kim, are th
archbishop of canterbury rowan williams and president obama both urged an end to the violence. south sudan is poised to become an independent nation next month. >>> on capitol hill, republican congressman peter king convened a second hearing on muslim extremism in the united states. the topic was islamic radicalization in prisons. while one witness testified that this is a growing problem, especially among muslim converts, another reported that the risk of terrorism originating from...
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president barack obama addresses both houses of parliament on day two of his trip to the u.k. >> it is official, billing for the top job at the imf. >> and germany began reopening its airspace as the ash cloud moves on, but what is the fallout for passengers? >>> on day two of a pact visit to london, president obama became the first u.s. leader to address both houses of british parliament. in his keynote address, it emphasized the importance of western leadership in a time of the world being tested by so many challenges, covering a range of global issues, in that stressing the importance of the west links with britain and its european allies. >> the president was greeted with top honors at westminster hall in the british houses of parliament. his appearance is a symbol of the country's close ties. >> i have come here today to reaffirm one of the oldest, one of the strongest alliances the world has ever known. >> he said the alliance is especially vital during this time of volatile change, when nations like china, india, and brazil are growing in influence. >> perhaps, the argument goes
president barack obama addresses both houses of parliament on day two of his trip to the u.k. >> it is official, billing for the top job at the imf. >> and germany began reopening its airspace as the ash cloud moves on, but what is the fallout for passengers? >>> on day two of a pact visit to london, president obama became the first u.s. leader to address both houses of british parliament. in his keynote address, it emphasized the importance of western leadership in a time...
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you know, governor romney and president obama both have grown up and formed their faith in different ways certainly but formed their faith in marginalized churches in our society and so that constitutes a limit on the worldview that you get in that place. now these are very broad strokes and very, you know, very generalized things. both of these people from those churches have felt a call to serve this nation and the other and the world in wonderful, wonderful ways. but their faith communities have within them an intense inner loyalty that comes to a marginalized church and that's somewhat of a limitation. it obviously has not limited these two people. >> why do you think so many americans have sort of confused or uncertain feelings about the faith of these two candidates? you have some evangelicals saying mormonism, the church of jesus christ of latter day saints, is not actually christian. and you have a large percentage now, it's actually a growing percentage, of people who say that well president obama is a muslim. >> i think that. i don't know why people do that. it's difficult
you know, governor romney and president obama both have grown up and formed their faith in different ways certainly but formed their faith in marginalized churches in our society and so that constitutes a limit on the worldview that you get in that place. now these are very broad strokes and very, you know, very generalized things. both of these people from those churches have felt a call to serve this nation and the other and the world in wonderful, wonderful ways. but their faith communities...
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obama brought both men by his side in making the announcement. >> as president and commander in chief my most solemn obligation is the security of the american people to help meet the challenges of our time i'm proud to announce my choice for two key members of my national security team. >> obama nominated hagel to replace leon panetta. both men will have to go through senate confirmation hearings. hagel could be in for tough questions. lawmakers are looking into statements he made about iran. leaders in congress need to agree on comprehensive measures to reduce the u.s. debt by the end of february. if they don't the pentagon's budget will be cut by $45 billion. that's 9 prz. secretary of defense robert hail said what's even worse is the automatic cuts would continue over a decade. >> we are working toward rebalancing toward asia pacific presence there. we will pay attention to long-term press in the asian area, including china. >> senior u.s. officials do not usually use such language when referring to china. >>> japan's prime minister shinzo abe is preparing to offset growing chines
obama brought both men by his side in making the announcement. >> as president and commander in chief my most solemn obligation is the security of the american people to help meet the challenges of our time i'm proud to announce my choice for two key members of my national security team. >> obama nominated hagel to replace leon panetta. both men will have to go through senate confirmation hearings. hagel could be in for tough questions. lawmakers are looking into statements he made...
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both governor romney and barack obama seem to believe that a "safety net" is all the poor need. i don't believe that. what the poor need is a trampoline so they can spring up and quit being poor. ( cheers and applause ) >> brown: the president worked the issue into remarks at the annual national prayer breakfast in washington. >> it's also about the biblical call to care for the least of these, for the poor, for those at the margins of our society; to answer the responsibility we're given in proverbs to speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. >> brown: the issue may resonate this election year more than most, as poverty numbers rise and millions of americans remain unemployed. and we explore some of these issues now with: angela glover blackwell, founder and c.e.o. of the advocacy group "policylink"; lawrence mead, professor of politics and public policy at new york university; and barbara perry, a senior fellow in the presidential oral history program at the university of virginia's miller center. angela glover blackwell, sta
both governor romney and barack obama seem to believe that a "safety net" is all the poor need. i don't believe that. what the poor need is a trampoline so they can spring up and quit being poor. ( cheers and applause ) >> brown: the president worked the issue into remarks at the annual national prayer breakfast in washington. >> it's also about the biblical call to care for the least of these, for the poor, for those at the margins of our society; to answer the...
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." >> ifill: then, we examine efforts to woo young voters this election year by both president obama and mitt romney. >> woodruff: we have two takes on immigration: from arizona, tom bearden reports on the state's tough new law facing a challenge at the supreme court tomorrow. >> i wouldn't object to someone asking me if i was a u.s. citizen. >> i don't think there's any question that there will be vrabel profiling. >> ifill: and margaret warner looks at a new study showing fewer mexicans are entering the u.s., legally or illegally. >> woodruff: plus jeffrey brown talks with sculptor, dancer, and performance artist nick cave about his wearable art. >> i'm always sort of looking for a project that i can send in the world. i want to make people think in a magical, fantastical way. >> ifill: that's all ahead on tonight's newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. >> citi turns 200 this year. in that time, there have been some good days and some difficult ones. but through
." >> ifill: then, we examine efforts to woo young voters this election year by both president obama and mitt romney. >> woodruff: we have two takes on immigration: from arizona, tom bearden reports on the state's tough new law facing a challenge at the supreme court tomorrow. >> i wouldn't object to someone asking me if i was a u.s. citizen. >> i don't think there's any question that there will be vrabel profiling. >> ifill: and margaret warner looks at a new...
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because both seats are now held by democrats-- and the illinois seat was once held by president obama-- both parties have poured resources into the races. the president and first lady have each traveled to chicago to campaign for democratic nominee alexi giannoulias. and mr. obama will return this weekend. the late "chicago tribune" poll shows giannoulias narrowly trailing veteran republican congressman mark kirk. as each candidate struggles for the upper hand, their debates have focused on hot button issues like taxes and spending. >> if you're happy with the direction of the government right now of trillions in debt of increasingly accelerating the spending of the congress and the growing of the government into our national life then my opponent is your candidate but there is a growing voice in illinois that wants a check and balance, that does not think we should raise taxes in springfield like my opponent would like or in washington d.c. >> to hear congressman kirk say that he taxes less, borrows less, and spends less, is a tremendous irony because there is no one in this race tha
because both seats are now held by democrats-- and the illinois seat was once held by president obama-- both parties have poured resources into the races. the president and first lady have each traveled to chicago to campaign for democratic nominee alexi giannoulias. and mr. obama will return this weekend. the late "chicago tribune" poll shows giannoulias narrowly trailing veteran republican congressman mark kirk. as each candidate struggles for the upper hand, their debates have...
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, both current and looming ones. >> i think this is more rhetoric more campaign talk. look, the congress and the supercommittee were supposed to come up with a resolution for our budget. they came up with this sequestration if they can't fix it. so there are going to be some pending cuts if the congress can't fix their looming problem. now, the president has outlined a problem where he has said we have put two wars on the credit cards for americans. trillions of dollars. and wants the-to-strategically balance a strong, quick, smart army and maybe an air force and defense for america but not just say as mitt romney has said "i'm not going to cut a dime anywhere." >> warner:et me ghetto a final quick thing. he's also attacking the white house for leaks in disclosures about sensitive foreign covert operations including the raid to get bin laden. >> and the president has been very clear and determined about this. he has said he won't tolerate leaks in his administration. he knows how he relies on the special ops people and the great c.i.a. people that helped him pull off t
, both current and looming ones. >> i think this is more rhetoric more campaign talk. look, the congress and the supercommittee were supposed to come up with a resolution for our budget. they came up with this sequestration if they can't fix it. so there are going to be some pending cuts if the congress can't fix their looming problem. now, the president has outlined a problem where he has said we have put two wars on the credit cards for americans. trillions of dollars. and wants...
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you could have dinner with both the president and michelle. that was something done a few months ago. that was copy cat exercise. >> suarez: and it doesn't really cost much more. unlike campaigns that really is to watch the mailing costs and the production costs... >> you have to have actual people who lick envelopes and put on stamps. now there's a button and you can message millions of people. >> what i find interesting about this is that president obama that campaigned to people, the attacks surrounding this, are doing this than president romney and folks supporting him. >> yes because obama has had more time to get ready for the general election because romney had to win the nomination first. >> suarez: also making interesting news, what to do once you've sent out a message that you've now had second thoughts out. >> (laughs) before you go like this, you should probably hit "delete." that's happening for even people who are in congress the one t site poii... politwhoops have tweets that were deleted. dennis ross, republican, this is after
you could have dinner with both the president and michelle. that was something done a few months ago. that was copy cat exercise. >> suarez: and it doesn't really cost much more. unlike campaigns that really is to watch the mailing costs and the production costs... >> you have to have actual people who lick envelopes and put on stamps. now there's a button and you can message millions of people. >> what i find interesting about this is that president obama that campaigned to...
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his numbers are in the not that bad neither are barack obama. both have 50%, maybe a little bit more that disapprove of their job performance so that is a problem for them. but the polling i have seen here, mostly private polling shows that people want a mix of spending cuts and taxes to solve this current problem. just as they did for the state problem. democrats, of course, and republicans split about the same way. >> woodruff: karen kasler, picking up on that, do you get a sense in ohio on which side the public would blame if either the debt ceiling isn't reached, if it isn't raised and there is default, or conversely if it's passed and it's just not enough in the way of cuts? >> i don't know. because certainly ohioans are very concerned about the economy. i mean our jobless rate has been rising steadily. it was in a bad place for a while. but in the last month it went down or went up rather two ticks. so a lot of people are very concerned about the economy. we lost a lot of jobs, especially manufacturing jobs and foreclosure crisis hit ohio
his numbers are in the not that bad neither are barack obama. both have 50%, maybe a little bit more that disapprove of their job performance so that is a problem for them. but the polling i have seen here, mostly private polling shows that people want a mix of spending cuts and taxes to solve this current problem. just as they did for the state problem. democrats, of course, and republicans split about the same way. >> woodruff: karen kasler, picking up on that, do you get a sense in...
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both 4r50eders are expected to be in new york this week forth u.n. general assembly there are rumors the two could even meet face-to-face. but we continue to learn new things about the extent of iran's troubling links to syria, dexter filkins is here. his feature in the latest issue of "the new yorker" magazine is called the shadow commando. it takes a close look at major general qassim suleimani a key op rattive in iran special force, the. the u.s. department of treasury santiond him for his role in abetting terrorism and aiding the assad regime in syria. as a former cia officer told dexter filkins for his article, suleimani is the single most powerful op rattive in the middle east today and no one ever heard of him. i'm pleased to have dexter filkins back at this table. welcome. >> thanks. >> rose: this is something. now i knew about him only because, you know, david petraeus when he was in iraq had some communication with him. they exchanged e-mails through third parties or something. >> yeah, yeah, it's amazing. he is the man behind the mask. >>
both 4r50eders are expected to be in new york this week forth u.n. general assembly there are rumors the two could even meet face-to-face. but we continue to learn new things about the extent of iran's troubling links to syria, dexter filkins is here. his feature in the latest issue of "the new yorker" magazine is called the shadow commando. it takes a close look at major general qassim suleimani a key op rattive in iran special force, the. the u.s. department of treasury santiond him...
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obama -- they are both completely disingenuous about this. the voucher plan will cost people seriously as a move down the road, in terms of services. there is no way we can continue to spend what we spend now on medicare without some serious changes, not just tweaking. >> romney says the president has colon $16 billion from medicare. is that accurate? >> it is in terms of what they are predicting over the years, the reducing costs for medicare, to make obamacare neutral. what he does not mention is that his own running mate, paul ryan, made the same projections for his plan. nina is right, both are not being totally straight with the voters. president obama goes after romney and ryan in the way the democrats go after the gop when it comes to entitlements, but as we know, last summer, president obama was happy to make serious changes to medicare in exchange for getting a grand bargain. if he is reelected, he will go back to the table and i am sure the same questions will be on the tae again he has said he is open to making those changes. >> le
obama -- they are both completely disingenuous about this. the voucher plan will cost people seriously as a move down the road, in terms of services. there is no way we can continue to spend what we spend now on medicare without some serious changes, not just tweaking. >> romney says the president has colon $16 billion from medicare. is that accurate? >> it is in terms of what they are predicting over the years, the reducing costs for medicare, to make obamacare neutral. what he...
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tell who is barack obama. you have written a piece about both of them. and his piece is about the competitiveness of him. >> we thought he might be a deliberative professor of a president. we might see that mellow hawaiian quality. we have seen that for sheumplet he turns out to be this super competitive perfectist. the story wrote came outof years ofhearg ese stories the president grading everything, graying people. always wanting to be the best, even at small pursuits like bowling and look, there's a lot of advantage to this, the fact that he worked so hard at everything that he weants to be the best is an admirable quality. it's part of what gave him the kfd to run for the presidency and yet there can also be a down side. the question is did he overestimate. >> charlie:his own abaibility. >> and that is what e romney campaign is arguing. he made promises he couldn't dplifer on. >> charlie:he's overconfident in terms of what he could do. >> he wanted to be not just president but a transformational president even though he had very little washington exp
tell who is barack obama. you have written a piece about both of them. and his piece is about the competitiveness of him. >> we thought he might be a deliberative professor of a president. we might see that mellow hawaiian quality. we have seen that for sheumplet he turns out to be this super competitive perfectist. the story wrote came outof years ofhearg ese stories the president grading everything, graying people. always wanting to be the best, even at small pursuits like bowling and...
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still ahead, both mitt romney and barack obama want to put more americans back to work. but is job training the right answer? we'll take a look. >> tomsix months before e credit crunch hit full force, j.p. morgan bought failing investment bank bear stearns. that was in 2007. now, j.p. morgan faces a lawsuit, claiming it inherited massive fraud on the part of the company it purchased. the civil lawsuit alleges systemic fraud with the packaging and sale of mortgage- backed securities by bear stearns before it was taken over by j.p. morgan. the bank says it intends to fight the case. eric schneiderman is the attorney general of new york. >> eric, you represent the people of new york state. what did your citizens lose in the deals thaw are accused of being fraudulent? >> new yorkers, like people all over the united states bought shares in mortgage backed securities, pension funds invested in them. people bought homes baseed on what they thought was the realistic value of the housing market. we've learned that the housing bubble, sxlt mortgage backed securities bubble were cr
still ahead, both mitt romney and barack obama want to put more americans back to work. but is job training the right answer? we'll take a look. >> tomsix months before e credit crunch hit full force, j.p. morgan bought failing investment bank bear stearns. that was in 2007. now, j.p. morgan faces a lawsuit, claiming it inherited massive fraud on the part of the company it purchased. the civil lawsuit alleges systemic fraud with the packaging and sale of mortgage- backed securities by...
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also talking to both sides today i think's clearly more confidence in the obama camp. i think this is one of those great elections. there are very few of them, 2004 and 2000 were two where you aren't certain who is going to win but certainly all signs are pointing to a small obama victory tomorrow. >> rose: john harris? >> i agree with that if you look at these numbers and you look at the electoral college landscape and through any conventional prism what al said is completely true. the only caution i would make is this has n be a year in which the conventional prism has been especially reliable so it's a little late to start applying a conventional analysis now. >> rose: (laughs) cokie roberts? >> you know, what obama is concerned about is exactly this conversation as he said today "i have enough voters if they get out and vote." when you look at it, our crack pollster at abc did an analysis that says the average difference between these candidates since september is one tenth of o percent which is the closest it's been since pre-election polling started in 1936. so t
also talking to both sides today i think's clearly more confidence in the obama camp. i think this is one of those great elections. there are very few of them, 2004 and 2000 were two where you aren't certain who is going to win but certainly all signs are pointing to a small obama victory tomorrow. >> rose: john harris? >> i agree with that if you look at these numbers and you look at the electoral college landscape and through any conventional prism what al said is completely true....
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, in libya, -- in both cases, and obama, in libya, completely dismissed the congress, and the parliament in britain -- here, the president has not even made a gesture saying congress has a legitimate role. >> there were consultations thursday night. let me read this one statement. the president does not have power to authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an action or imminent threat to the united states. that was senator barack obama in december, 2007. yes, george w. bush did in fact go to congress. hisissembled and administration lied to the american people about what the threat was. >> in iraq? >> in iraq. we have a secretary of state that a mushroom cloud, a vice president that is the veteran of wars convention that there were weapons, they were nuclear, and we were at risk. >> we had a cia had been told the president it was a slamdunk. >> that is right. i think the president should go to the congress and the country. i think john boehner is right, but all i am asking is to remember when untruth is spread out crack -- spread. >> how will it play out
, in libya, -- in both cases, and obama, in libya, completely dismissed the congress, and the parliament in britain -- here, the president has not even made a gesture saying congress has a legitimate role. >> there were consultations thursday night. let me read this one statement. the president does not have power to authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an action or imminent threat to the united states. that was senator barack obama in december, 2007....
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where barack obama carried both times and those are su sur-- suburban voter, women voter, people who care about gun control. and i think that he did the republicans a great service. and the other thing, judy, you cannot ignore, is that newtown families, the families of those people, coming down. they put a face on this. this isn't a piece legislation. they sat there, and they talked to senators. and it just became impossible to vote against it. >> is that why other republicans joined with them? >> yeah, i think so i think the suburbanization, my favorite newspaper wrote a story about this the last couple of days. the suburbanization, the effect on families. and because it was mansion and toomey, it was not a bunch of east coast liberals telling the rest of the country what to do. some of the cultural elements of this, which is always-- . >> woodruff: west virginia. >> central pennsylvania, two big hunting stat. and so it felt a little more comfortable. and i have to say one little political reason why republicans wanted to come up for a vote, it's an uncomfortable vote for a lot of r
where barack obama carried both times and those are su sur-- suburban voter, women voter, people who care about gun control. and i think that he did the republicans a great service. and the other thing, judy, you cannot ignore, is that newtown families, the families of those people, coming down. they put a face on this. this isn't a piece legislation. they sat there, and they talked to senators. and it just became impossible to vote against it. >> is that why other republicans joined with...
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but on the campaign trail both gop presidential hopeful, mitt romney and president obama, are courting hispanics. both men appeared before a convention of latino lawmakers this week. teresa kumar: how will these new figures affect the way politicians fight for minority votes? >> this is a new wave of immigrants. for the most part they won't be eligible to vote. latino voters are citizen and in key battleground states. >> i think politicians will pay popular attention to asian-americans. they are about 6% of the population, 18 million in numbers. the fastest growing racial group. you have to pay more attention. >> it's exciting that we are fightingor votes from so many demographics. i love the diversity and love the reach it makes politicians have to go find. >> asian pacific islanders make boo 5% of the population so it behooves of the candidates woo them. in the 21st century why we are still being treated as black and ha spannic individuals and not individuals. >> why do you think that is? there are different interests from those groups. >> but at the same time, why can't we be looked
but on the campaign trail both gop presidential hopeful, mitt romney and president obama, are courting hispanics. both men appeared before a convention of latino lawmakers this week. teresa kumar: how will these new figures affect the way politicians fight for minority votes? >> this is a new wave of immigrants. for the most part they won't be eligible to vote. latino voters are citizen and in key battleground states. >> i think politicians will pay popular attention to...
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both the military and the cia use them in combat operations and in counterterrorism missions. drones have been engaged in lethal operations in at least six countries -- afghanistan, iraq, yemen, somalia, pakistan and libya. retired lieutenant general david deptula oversaw the u.s. air force's drone program from 2006 until last year. he says remotely piloted aircraft achieve a moral good. >> the precision, the persistence, and the accuracy of remotely piloted aircraft bring to the equation actually enhance our ability to accomplish our objectives while minimizing loss of life. >> reporter: yale law school professor stephen carter, author of the book "the violence of peace," agrees that minimizing risk to u.s. troops is a worthy goal. but he says it also has moral implications that should not be ignored. >> when america has troops on the ground and people are dying as well as killing, it's on the news every day. when we're using standoff bombing, when we're using missiles that kill but place no risk, it fades the nation's consciousness. that means it's easier to fight, which mea
both the military and the cia use them in combat operations and in counterterrorism missions. drones have been engaged in lethal operations in at least six countries -- afghanistan, iraq, yemen, somalia, pakistan and libya. retired lieutenant general david deptula oversaw the u.s. air force's drone program from 2006 until last year. he says remotely piloted aircraft achieve a moral good. >> the precision, the persistence, and the accuracy of remotely piloted aircraft bring to the equation...
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you and i discussed some weeks ago how a grand bargaincould be a win-win for both sides a win for obama in that he would have a significant achievement, would deal with some of the long-term strturalissues. a win for the republicans because they really will have produced a huge deficit reduction and removed the most lethal issue for them, younow, medicare from the table. i think there was a credible case for that. i think if you turn it around, this could be a lose-lose. it's a lose for obama i they don't get a deal and you have a default, or you have a downgrading of our credit ratings. that affects the economy, which goes south. that's not the kind of environment he wants to run into next year. he already has enough problems. it's a lose for republicans in the sense that they do appear like the unyielding, almost extremist on some of these issues. i think most of the public identifies with this idea, there ought to be a balanced package, a shared sacrifice, however you do it, but get it done. this is one of those cases where it could be a lose-lose. >> rose: just to the boehnerpla. er
you and i discussed some weeks ago how a grand bargaincould be a win-win for both sides a win for obama in that he would have a significant achievement, would deal with some of the long-term strturalissues. a win for the republicans because they really will have produced a huge deficit reduction and removed the most lethal issue for them, younow, medicare from the table. i think there was a credible case for that. i think if you turn it around, this could be a lose-lose. it's a lose for obama i...
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for obama, it's both he has to strike some kind of a... if you'll call it populist sense of people's pain and the like. the exit polls show that his economic policy is very unpopular. you know what's even more unpopular? wall street. so to pick up on what frank said, if he doesn't identify with people, that's going to be a problem. at the same time, he's got to be somebody who reaches out and tries to... whether we call it the center or whatever, make some kind of common ground with the opposition. for the republicans, vin's right, the john boehner and paul ryan and kevin mccarthy of california who's really the great hero of this republican triumph tonight understand what they have to do. i'm not sure that jim demint and rand paul and others have the same view. i doubt they do. >> rose: so the battle within the republican party is as much... is as big as the battle between republicans and democrats, vin? >> i think there's a significant battle within the republican party. i think it's going to be more easily healed than you, charlie, or ma
for obama, it's both he has to strike some kind of a... if you'll call it populist sense of people's pain and the like. the exit polls show that his economic policy is very unpopular. you know what's even more unpopular? wall street. so to pick up on what frank said, if he doesn't identify with people, that's going to be a problem. at the same time, he's got to be somebody who reaches out and tries to... whether we call it the center or whatever, make some kind of common ground with the...
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at the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note -- >> it's written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. and perseverance, character. and character, hope. >>> this week, the u.s. catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. at a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. religion came up briefly at the presidential debate tuesday, when mitt romney made a rare reference to his mormon faith. >> and i believe we're all children of the same god. i believe we have a responsibility to care for one other. i -- i served as a missiony for mchur. i rveds a storn my congregation for about ten years. >>> last week we began a new miniseries we're calling "none of the above," which focuses on the fast-growing number of americans, especially young adults, who say they have no affiliation with any particular religion. we did a joint survey with the pew forum on religion & public life to find out more about
at the usually lighthearted event, both men made jokes at their own expense, but obama ended on a serious note -- >> it's written in scripture that tribulation produces perseverance. and perseverance, character. and character, hope. >>> this week, the u.s. catholic bishops have been urging special prayers for religious liberty. at a mass to open the rosary novena for life and liberty, archbishop william lori said catholics must bring their beliefs to the public square. religion...
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president obama stood as the leader of our country and stated his views. the two disagree, but i think they've done so respectfully, and i think both of them have emerged as stronger leaders as a result. >> holman: the leaders of congress from both parties also gathered for a post-speech photo op in a visual sign of support. >> today, we stand shoulder to shoulder with israel and renew our historic partnership. >> for someone who has listened to a lot of speeches and a lot of speeches in the house chamber, i'll have to say you made the all-star team. that was a terrific delivery with a lot content. welcome to america. >> holman: in the middle east, palestinian reaction was swift. a senior palestinian official in the west bank called netanyahu's parameters for a peace deal a "declaration of war." palestinian leaders meet tomorrow to consider their next step. >> brown: next, two takes on the war in libya, beginning with the latest bombing by nato forces. angus walker of independent television news reports from tripoli. >> reporter: for half an hour, nato air
president obama stood as the leader of our country and stated his views. the two disagree, but i think they've done so respectfully, and i think both of them have emerged as stronger leaders as a result. >> holman: the leaders of congress from both parties also gathered for a post-speech photo op in a visual sign of support. >> today, we stand shoulder to shoulder with israel and renew our historic partnership. >> for someone who has listened to a lot of speeches and a lot of...
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that appears to be part of the obama doctrine. i think where we both agree is the idea that you've got to lay the case out to the american public. today speaker boehner laid out a letter that has a lot of good questions that democrats, liberals, republicans want the answers and we haven't seen them so far. so we have committed american troops, i believe for good purposes. i think the president's doing the right thing. they are performing admirably with others within the international community. but there's no clarity here. when you're asked to put lines on the line you have to put the case to the american public and this president hasn't done this in this instance. >> lehrer: are you saying he should not act until he has done certain... in other words you're not saying he did the wrong thing, you're saying he got there through a prong wrote says? >> because in 2007 he said the president shouldn't be committing... utilizing force unless there was imminent threat to america. i think he was wrong in 2007. i think he was right when he
that appears to be part of the obama doctrine. i think where we both agree is the idea that you've got to lay the case out to the american public. today speaker boehner laid out a letter that has a lot of good questions that democrats, liberals, republicans want the answers and we haven't seen them so far. so we have committed american troops, i believe for good purposes. i think the president's doing the right thing. they are performing admirably with others within the international community....
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. >> in the good rhetoric in obama. is there a sense on the part of the electorate, been there, done that? yes you're good, but you are not a leader? >> no, absolutely. not only that he's not a leader, he hasn't delivered. whatever the level of expectations were when he was elected, they were much higher at that point and i think therefore, it's going to be very difficult. >> this is not a gop election at all. that's out at madison. >> what do you mean by that? >> people are voting against. they are coming out to vote against obama. >> that's the intensity factor. >> pelosi and reid and debts and deficits. that's why the republicans made a terrible mistake. the party of no was winning. here's the things we are going to do. put a target on their back. interrupted their own momentum. >> they should have stood aside and let it be a referendum on the democrats. instead, they put their extreme proposals out there. >> well, the candidates around the country are running on the extreme proposals. you're right. >> self-identifie
. >> in the good rhetoric in obama. is there a sense on the part of the electorate, been there, done that? yes you're good, but you are not a leader? >> no, absolutely. not only that he's not a leader, he hasn't delivered. whatever the level of expectations were when he was elected, they were much higher at that point and i think therefore, it's going to be very difficult. >> this is not a gop election at all. that's out at madison. >> what do you mean by that? >>...
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both ryan and obama would only touch the trajectory a little bit, but those with the debt would still continue -- >>z the ryan budget is savage. budget is pretty -- >> everything gets cut except defense. the defense department wants to cut the budget. we have these weapons systems that don't work. congressman have them in their districts. and are pushing. >> super pacs are spending money like you cannot imagine. >> barack obama in 2008 became the first presidential nominee of either party since water gate not to accept public spending limits of public financing. he outspent john mccain 3-1. all rules are of. went to democrat makes a mistake, to -- once a democratic sen mistake, the republic of the deeper reservoirs, and it puts the democrats at a future disadvantage. >> are democrats sweating it out right now? >> that is absolutely true, but citizens united had not happened yet. we are in a whole different world where there is a parallel campaign that has all kinds of -- >> corruption. >> and the corruption we are going to see out of this -- i like that the supreme court is above poli
both ryan and obama would only touch the trajectory a little bit, but those with the debt would still continue -- >>z the ryan budget is savage. budget is pretty -- >> everything gets cut except defense. the defense department wants to cut the budget. we have these weapons systems that don't work. congressman have them in their districts. and are pushing. >> super pacs are spending money like you cannot imagine. >> barack obama in 2008 became the first presidential...
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because both of them know the subject matter very well, they have philosophical differences, it would be a superb campaign if they ran it. >> an opinion about governor daniels? >> i've gon november daniels for 30 years and i liked him for 30 years. and i'm not in the business of urging people to run for president. i try and cover them fairly if they do. >> lehrer: so what do you make of what he said about, do you think he's going to run? you're a pundit, come on. >> i think from private conversations with him i think it's very personal decision and he's a long way from heading in that direction. >> lehrer: let's move from the personal to the issue of public employees. did you pick up any new insights or see any light in the conversation between governor switser and governor daniels? >> well, i did. in the sense, i've heard governor daniels before and his positions have been well covered. governor schweitzer not so. and i thought he made a very positive case for public employees collective bargaining. the reality is this. my good friends, unions are great in the private sector, because
because both of them know the subject matter very well, they have philosophical differences, it would be a superb campaign if they ran it. >> an opinion about governor daniels? >> i've gon november daniels for 30 years and i liked him for 30 years. and i'm not in the business of urging people to run for president. i try and cover them fairly if they do. >> lehrer: so what do you make of what he said about, do you think he's going to run? you're a pundit, come on. >> i...
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. >> reporter: the shootings also spilled over to the presidential campaign, as both president obama and republican mitt romney called off their campaigning for the day. the president spoke briefly to a crowd in fort myers, florida, saying the country was "united as one american family." >> if there's anything to take away from this tragedy it's the reminder that life is very fragile. our time here is limited and it is precious. and what matters at the end of the day is not the small things, it's not the trivial things which so often consume us and our daily lives. ultimately, it's how we choose to treat one another and how we love one another. >> reporter: later, in bow, new hampshire, mitt romney also expressed his condolences for those colorad >> our hearts break for the victims and their families. we pray that the wounded will recover and that those who are grieving will know the nearness of god. today, we feel not only a sense of grief, but perhaps also of helplessness. but there is something we can do-- we can offer comfort to someone near us who is suffering or heavy laden, an
. >> reporter: the shootings also spilled over to the presidential campaign, as both president obama and republican mitt romney called off their campaigning for the day. the president spoke briefly to a crowd in fort myers, florida, saying the country was "united as one american family." >> if there's anything to take away from this tragedy it's the reminder that life is very fragile. our time here is limited and it is precious. and what matters at the end of the day is...
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. >> reporter: in his own late night remarks president obama said both sides had made sacrifices. >> like any worthwhile compromise both sides had to make tough decisions and give ground on issues that were important to them. >> reporter: on saturday the president celebrated with a visit to the lincoln memorial which remained open because of the deal. he said he hoped the groundwork was laid for future cooperation in congress. today mr. obama welcomed about 50 eighth graders from colorado to the white house. he excited them friday about how a shutdown would affect their trip with. those fears quieted, it's on to two new fiscal fights with trillions, not billions at stake. raising the federal debt ceiling and passing a budget for the next fiscal year at a fund-raising dinner in connecticut saturday, speaker boehner said there is a moral obligation to raise the debt ceiling so the government can legally borrow what it needs to operate. but he said republicans would demand concessions. >> how can you raise the debt limit without dealing with the problem that's causing us is to have to i
. >> reporter: in his own late night remarks president obama said both sides had made sacrifices. >> like any worthwhile compromise both sides had to make tough decisions and give ground on issues that were important to them. >> reporter: on saturday the president celebrated with a visit to the lincoln memorial which remained open because of the deal. he said he hoped the groundwork was laid for future cooperation in congress. today mr. obama welcomed about 50 eighth graders...
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obama and speaker boehner have jobs proposals out there. are there -- does either one of them sit well with you in terms of helping your industry if >> i'm not going to comment-which side had the better plan. i think there needs to be serious cooperation to come up with a jobs bill, and the country is waiting. >> what about the latest action by the federal reserve on interest rates. are you seeing any new home buying or refinancing as a result of those moves? >> yeah, i think it calms people down to know that rates will stay low. i think low rates are going to help. it hasn't helped enough, because there's not enough confidence in the market, but i'm encouraged rates will stay low for some time and help the recovery. >> the other part of the problem with housing-zoo a lot of people just don't want to buy a home anymore. they don't think it's a good investment, and more and more peoplere willing to rent because they think it's a safer bet. your thoughts >> i think the american dream is still to own a home. that's the foundation of our countr
obama and speaker boehner have jobs proposals out there. are there -- does either one of them sit well with you in terms of helping your industry if >> i'm not going to comment-which side had the better plan. i think there needs to be serious cooperation to come up with a jobs bill, and the country is waiting. >> what about the latest action by the federal reserve on interest rates. are you seeing any new home buying or refinancing as a result of those moves? >> yeah, i think...
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with republicans, do you blame republicans for that or obama or both, his inability to get that big goal achieved, what is it that makes you think it is going to be different in the next four years? we face huge chance, we need bipartisan solutions to those challenges, barack obama hasn't been able to forge those solutions in the past, you have got to try something new, i think there is something t to that, whether romney can make the case he can actually accomplish that stay different story i want to say two quick things before i get off thair about this debate. one is, for all of our comments about style in this debate, this was like the debate in denver, incredibly substantive debate and really heartening to see that, a lot of substance on the table and the second thingly say is, martha raddatz, great job tonight and you may quibble with a little more foreign policy than there should have been, given that voters are concerned about but boy just up and down, she did a really great job, she controlled the debate, she handled it incredibly well and asked more question was tough and
with republicans, do you blame republicans for that or obama or both, his inability to get that big goal achieved, what is it that makes you think it is going to be different in the next four years? we face huge chance, we need bipartisan solutions to those challenges, barack obama hasn't been able to forge those solutions in the past, you have got to try something new, i think there is something t to that, whether romney can make the case he can actually accomplish that stay different story i...
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. >> rose: jodi, you wrote an interesting piece in the "new york times" about how the obamas have both changed. you said describing him they used phrases like "more confident but more scared" "more isolated" "less hesitant about directing staffers whether butlers or highest leveled a visors, gratified by reelection which the obamas view as sweet vindication and bloodier minded when it comes to beating republicans." tell me how all thaw you learned about them factored into the speech you heard today? >> well i think my favorite word in that paragraph is bloodier minded because it's not a word we aociate witbarack obama and t it has become so true and fits with the very democratic ideological second inauguration speech we gave today. this is no longer the barack obama who calls for bipartisan healing, who wants to change the way washington works. he set out a very aggressive second term agenda. within a couple of minutes into the speech i saw somebody tweet "barack obama has talked about climate change more than he talked about it during the campaign." the question that lads us , of cour
. >> rose: jodi, you wrote an interesting piece in the "new york times" about how the obamas have both changed. you said describing him they used phrases like "more confident but more scared" "more isolated" "less hesitant about directing staffers whether butlers or highest leveled a visors, gratified by reelection which the obamas view as sweet vindication and bloodier minded when it comes to beating republicans." tell me how all thaw you learned...
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after meeting with top congressional leaders, president obama said both sis had pledged to come to an agreement before augus2. that's when treasury secretary tim geithner said the u.s. will default on its debt obgations. though there was no break through, the president said today's talks has been "very conductive." >> i will reconvene congressional leaders here on sunday with the expectation that at that point the parties will at least know where each other's bottom lines are and we'll hopefully be in a position to then start engaging in the hard bargaining that's necessary to get a deal done. i want to emphasize that nothing is agreed to until everything's agreed to and the parties are still far apart on a wide range of issues. but, again, i thought that all the lears here came in a spit of compromise and a spirit of wanting to solve problems on behalf of the american people. everybody acknowledged that e issue of our debt and deficits is something that needs to be tackled now. everybody acknowledged that in order to do that democrats and republicans are going to be required in each
after meeting with top congressional leaders, president obama said both sis had pledged to come to an agreement before augus2. that's when treasury secretary tim geithner said the u.s. will default on its debt obgations. though there was no break through, the president said today's talks has been "very conductive." >> i will reconvene congressional leaders here on sunday with the expectation that at that point the parties will at least know where each other's bottom lines are...
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and that it's also the evolution that the obama administration is under going. it's from that point of view but they're both germans. >> charlie: they me we want to restrain them or not. >> the chinese pride themselves on connecting the dots. so there can be situations when the united states has glorified things. at the same time they are not bothered with the design at all but very domestic pressures have come together. like seek the dalai lama and objections to the currency all within a month. so chinese say well it's obviously part of the design. that's why they believe in china. and someone the other day told me when president obama went to asia last year, he made a speech or a statement saying we are going to asia. now you and i know that it was done with sort of a standard campaign speech. and also it was something that was said to the europeans where they believed that europeans had felt neglected. but the ancients didn't fell neglected or they didn't know we left. when they say we returned a number of seemly people in china took this is a challenge. that
and that it's also the evolution that the obama administration is under going. it's from that point of view but they're both germans. >> charlie: they me we want to restrain them or not. >> the chinese pride themselves on connecting the dots. so there can be situations when the united states has glorified things. at the same time they are not bothered with the design at all but very domestic pressures have come together. like seek the dalai lama and objections to the currency all...
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obama got the earlier start but both have now opened offices all across northern virginia-- by phone, via social media and in person. while it tries to overcome what some recent polls show is a double-digit lead for president obama among women here, the romney camp is separately making a big push for voters with ties to northern virginia's defense industry. >> and when you look at issues like sequestration they have a crippling effect on the economy here in northern virginia that would actually make unemployment soar. >> reporter: entrepreneur and investor pete snyder, who chairs the romney campaign in virginia, argues the potential cuts in pentagon spending that could result since congress and the white house didn't agree on a budget plan, are the fault of the president. >> virginia does not believe it's a failure on both sides; there is only one person that can really step in and change this right now. and that's the highest office that's in the land. >> woodruff: democrats including congressman gerry connolly emphatically reject the charge. >> it was republicans who refused a clean
obama got the earlier start but both have now opened offices all across northern virginia-- by phone, via social media and in person. while it tries to overcome what some recent polls show is a double-digit lead for president obama among women here, the romney camp is separately making a big push for voters with ties to northern virginia's defense industry. >> and when you look at issues like sequestration they have a crippling effect on the economy here in northern virginia that would...
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care stated you stabilized both the mother and the unborn child, i mean it was clearly stated in the federal law. what happened was when obama care passed things opened up, there was holes, loopholes, so this is offered to basically say we're not going to allow for federal subsidies for these high risk pools, things that president obama the way he had to win these moderate democrats only way these democrats were going to go and vote and vote for obama care were where the executive order which we know is hollow, we know at the end of the day they're allowing for federal subsidies to occur. the majority of americans, 65% oppose federally funded -- >> there hasn't been since the amendment in the -- >> it does are -- opens the door for it -- >> there is the problem that's why they're -- >> i challenge you to -- anything the president's bill forced a closing of what had been what we saw the toughest abortion laws possible. and now we have an executive order on top of a health care bill that makes that very -- makes it very difficult for women to use their own health insurance, they want t
care stated you stabilized both the mother and the unborn child, i mean it was clearly stated in the federal law. what happened was when obama care passed things opened up, there was holes, loopholes, so this is offered to basically say we're not going to allow for federal subsidies for these high risk pools, things that president obama the way he had to win these moderate democrats only way these democrats were going to go and vote and vote for obama care were where the executive order which...
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. >> it's striking how president carter and president obama both took our nation down a path that in four years weakened american confidence in itself and our hope for a better future. >> both weakened the respect for america abroad. both increased government programs filled with waste and inefficiencies that failed to produce results. both made promises they couldn't keep and as a consequence of ineffective policies, both were unable to revive our economy and create jobs. >> for example, both crippled american energy production when there were better ways to develop and use our abundant energy resources. the romney plan for north american energy independence is exactly the kind of bold visionary leadership reagan believed in and it is what we need now. [applause] >> the reagan presidency also teaches us that there is a better way to put americans back to work, create millions of jobs and help every american achieve success. the reagan program of tax cuts, regulatory reform and spending controls worked. >> reagan's belief in small business owners and entrepreneurs is a remarkable con
. >> it's striking how president carter and president obama both took our nation down a path that in four years weakened american confidence in itself and our hope for a better future. >> both weakened the respect for america abroad. both increased government programs filled with waste and inefficiencies that failed to produce results. both made promises they couldn't keep and as a consequence of ineffective policies, both were unable to revive our economy and create jobs. >>...
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captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama and mitt romney both appealed to women voters in swing states today, fresh off last night's combative and intensely personal town hall debate. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, how the two men performed, and where the race stands, 20 days out from election day. >> woodruff: plus, ray suarez looks at the charges and counter
captioning sponsored by macneil/lehrer productions >> woodruff: president obama and mitt romney both appealed to women voters in swing states today, fresh off last night's combative and intensely personal town hall debate. good evening. i'm judy woodruff. >> ifill: and i'm gwen ifill. on the newshour tonight, how the two men performed, and where the race stands, 20 days out from election day. >> woodruff: plus, ray suarez looks at the charges and counter
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president obama says u.s. military strategy will continue alongside the negotiations. >> we're going to continue to support these efforts in partnership with the afghan government. i want to repeat, we don't anticipate this process will be easy or quick, but we must pursue it in parallel with our military approach. >> reporter: the u.s. and taliban have conducted unofficial negotiations behind closed doors before. for now, terror and violence continues in afghanistan. whether peace talks will be able to move the country towards stability remains to be seen. hideki yui, nhk world, kabul. >> the proposed peace talks received a cold reception from afghan president hamid karzai on wednesday. he released a statement condemning the united states, saying its words don't match its actions. karzai said he would suspend negotiations with washington on keeping u.s. troops in afghanistan beyond the end of next year. the president didn't give a more detailed explanation of his position. however, a source at his office told
president obama says u.s. military strategy will continue alongside the negotiations. >> we're going to continue to support these efforts in partnership with the afghan government. i want to repeat, we don't anticipate this process will be easy or quick, but we must pursue it in parallel with our military approach. >> reporter: the u.s. and taliban have conducted unofficial negotiations behind closed doors before. for now, terror and violence continues in afghanistan. whether peace...
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. >> barack obama promised.... >> reporter: both parties are mounting major campaigns on the air waves and online. the republican national committee is airing this ad in six battle ground states. and the passage of the law was a major focus of a video produced by the obama campaign earlier this month. >> en m momgot ccer, she wasn't a wealthy woman. it pretty much drained all her resources. >> she developed ovarian cancer. never really had good, consistent insurance. >> reporter: while the court hears the case this week, president obama is attending a nuclear securityconference in south korea. so selling the law has been left to surrogates. >> it's important for us to remember what those benefits are. >> reporter: this woman was a health policy advisor for the obama administration. now as president of the center for american progress, she is trying to persuade people the affordable care act will benefit many americans. but, she says, it's a hard sell. because the white house had to make significant compromises to get the law passed and still managed to get only one republican vote. >>
. >> barack obama promised.... >> reporter: both parties are mounting major campaigns on the air waves and online. the republican national committee is airing this ad in six battle ground states. and the passage of the law was a major focus of a video produced by the obama campaign earlier this month. >> en m momgot ccer, she wasn't a wealthy woman. it pretty much drained all her resources. >> she developed ovarian cancer. never really had good, consistent insurance....
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welcome to both of you. >> katy hick ox, i'll start with you, what is the obama administration responding to? what is the problem that needs to be fixed from where you sit? >> the important thing to keep in mind here is the no child left behind law has had an enormously positive impact in capturing the attention of educators around the country and in sending a signal that we expect improvements in achievement, and you can no longer hide under the average of your overall achievement, the underperformance of some groups of children, minority, poor children and the like. >> brown: but? >> but 10 years have passed since that law was put into place. it should have been awlerred by congress five years after it was put into place. and the fact of the matter is, we've learned a lot in those 10 years about how to improve achievement what, works and what doesn't, and the law's sanctions and labels don't take account of that. so what we're finding is the kind of rigid structures of law are getting in the way of efforts to improve achievement for all kids. >> brown: all right, so let me ask you, mr.
welcome to both of you. >> katy hick ox, i'll start with you, what is the obama administration responding to? what is the problem that needs to be fixed from where you sit? >> the important thing to keep in mind here is the no child left behind law has had an enormously positive impact in capturing the attention of educators around the country and in sending a signal that we expect improvements in achievement, and you can no longer hide under the average of your overall achievement,...